From MR, an interview with Judith Butler, author of Precarious Life: The Powers of Mourning and Violence; and from sexual objectification to sexual subjectification: An article on the resexualisation of women's bodies in the media. In a looks-obsessed world, are blind people immune to appearances when they fall in love? English transcends culture or any other communication barrier, something few languages have achieved in history. An article on AIG's Joseph Cassano, the man with the trillion-dollar price on his head. Remembrance of tomes past: How to deal with used books. From The Smart Set, an article on the birth of the celebrity chef; and the elephant in the room: Zoos were once full of compelling architecture — what happened? A review of In Search of Time: Journeys Along a Curious Dimension by Dan Falk. How

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